Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics related to the quality of life among esophageal cancer patients.
From: Symptom clusters and impact on quality of life in esophageal cancer patients
Variable | Number (%) | Quality of life (FACT-G) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean | SD | t/F | P | ||
Age | Â | Â | Â | 0.917 | 0.402 |
 < 60 | 37 (31.4) | 68.57 | 16.07 |  |  |
 60–70 | 48 (40.7) | 68.44 | 19.47 |  |  |
 ≥ 70 | 33 (28.0) | 73.45 | 17.30 |  |  |
Gender | Â | Â | Â | 1.163 | 0.247 |
 Male | 111 (94.1) | 70.36 | 17.87 |  |  |
 Female | 7 (5.9) | 62.29 | 16.80 |  |  |
Residence | Â | Â | Â | 0.728 | 0.468 |
 Urban | 52 (44.1) | 71.23 | 16.98 |  |  |
 Rural | 66 (55.9) | 68.82 | 18.56 |  |  |
Marital status | Â | Â | Â | 1.333 | 0.185 |
 Single or others | 103 (87.3) | 69.05 | 17.71 |  |  |
 Married/cohabited | 15 (12.7) | 75.60 | 18.37 |  |  |
Educational level | Â | Â | Â | 0.084 | 0.920 |
 Primary school or under | 25 (21.2) | 69.04 | 21.33 |  |  |
 Middle school | 54 (45.8) | 69.61 | 18.20 |  |  |
 Senior high school | 39 (33.1) | 70.79 | 15.16 |  |  |
Monthly household income (RMB) | Â | Â | Â | 1.432 | 0.243 |
 < 2000 | 39 (33.1) | 70.21 | 20.05 |  |  |
 2000–3000 | 49 (41.5) | 67.08 | 16.00 |  |  |
 > 3000 | 30 (25.4) | 74.03 | 17.41 |  |  |
Have chronic diseases | Â | Â | Â | 1.691 | 0.094 |
 No | 82 (69.5) | 71.71 | 18.44 |  |  |
 Yes | 36 (30.5) | 65.72 | 15.87 |  |  |
Time since diagnosis | Â | Â | Â | 0.065 | 0.937 |
 < 1 year | 76 (64.4) | 70.32 | 17.30 |  |  |
 1–2 year | 20 (16.9) | 69.30 | 19.41 |  |  |
 > 2 year | 22 (18.6) | 68.91 | 19.04 |  |  |
Have chemotherapy | Â | Â | Â | 1.646 | 0.102 |
 No | 46 (39.0) | 66.52 | 17.81 |  |  |
 Yes | 72 (61.0) | 72.03 | 17.66 |  |  |
Surgery | Â | Â | Â | 1.445 | 0.151 |
 No | 96 (81.4) | 68.75 | 17.66 |  |  |
 Yes | 22 (18.6) | 74.82 | 18.23 |  |  |